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#A8CCBD

Light Sage · light cool green

About #A8CCBD

With the hex code #A8CCBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Light Sage — a ΔE of 9.6 — followed by Pale Mint. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #CCA8B7, a thistle shade.

In design, a light colour like this works best for large surfaces, cards and soft highlights. Put black text on top of it — 12.04:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red168
Green204
Blue189

Closest named colours

Light Sage
#BCC8B0 · ΔE 9.6
Pale Mint
#C7F0DB · ΔE 12.8
Powder Blue
#B0E0E6 · ΔE 13.5

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #A8CCBD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A8CCBD.
1.74:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light sage #A8CCBD.
12.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #A8CCBD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#A8CCBD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAC7BC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C3C2BE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#A1CCC7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #A8CCBD?

With the hex code #A8CCBD, this is a light green with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 66% red, 80% green and 74% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 0% magenta, 7% yellow and 20% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #A8CCBD?

Use black text. Black on #A8CCBD has a contrast ratio of 12.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #A8CCBD?

Its complementary colour is #CCA8B7, and analogous partners are #A8CCAB and #A8C9CC.